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During the 1960's and 70's l would walk down the old back lane from Buglawton to Havannah village. with my sisters and friend Caroline Beard. we would go to the house at the far end on this photo, where an old lady had a few groceries for sale, along with some sweeties. At this end of the photo there is abridge over the Dane and a wood at the side. We would walk along the woods and cross over the river Dane to get ...see more
Omg I just came across this whilst playing around with new I pad still not sure how it all works but I noticed on. The comments lots of names I recognised. Terry ledane Rita Dixon Linda day Linda Olsen kieth Hollis Mr mackley miss bendy miss bond and loads more some only first names old age setting in my maiden name was Linda Florey would love to here from anyone who was there at that time. Such good memories.
Stumbled across this site and have enjoyed the memories of old barking and the shops it had, thought that I should add my recollections and fill in a few blanks from the sixties and seventies, so starting from the Bull Pub and Heading towards the White Horse along North Street ( now the new Asda site )you had a selection of shops which I will try to place in order, first you had an Indian Restaurant then next door a Car ...see more
I remember well my time at Hemsby.Paul Alden rented Cosy Car from his Aunt Margaret,This would be 1970.We also had our honeymoon there.the weather was lovely in September1970.When we had our daughter we all enjoyed our walks,and the beach.Aunt Lorna Engledow,and Paul's mum Joyce visited us,sadly they have both passed away.Strange to think we slept in the shed,times have changed.I think one of my husbands relations bought Cosy Car and still owns it.
My memory for dates is suspect, so forgive any slight inaccuracy, however the important facts remain vivid and accurate memories.
Great friends of my family gave a party for their son David's birthday in 1962. He had unfortunately died as a result of a car crash earlier that year - so it was a very mixed emotion celebration. David was my very closest friend.
As well as my ...see more
I was born in Headless Cross and attended Headless Cross Infants and 1st Schools from 1943. In 1949 I passed the 11+_ exam and went on to the County High School until 1954. I remember some of the teachers, eg Jimmy Morrall, but few of my fellow pupils. Most of all I remember the Wednesday afternoon Cross Country runs down to the Abbey Meadows usually in mud, rain or snow!!
Ben Wright
I was at St Catherine's Knowle park from 1953/54 till1957/58 hard to remember exact dates that long ago I do remember Mr. & Mrs. Cooper ,Mr. Thunder ,Ms.Stoddarts ,Mr. Smith and a boy's by the names of James Wordelove , Maurice Fountain ,Tony Farrar and Ken Stocks , ,and two nurse's by the names of Miss Dan (girl's ) and Miss Purdie for the boys . the Coopers had a son but I can not remember his name
Leslie Goddard
My dad would take me every Sunday morning to the Lido. We had to practically crack the ice some days. We always had a hot Horlicks in Farmer Giles Cafe afterwards. It was just heaven being with my dad.
I used to go to The Roxy on Saturday morning. Roy Rogers etc. it was fantastic. Am I right in remembering taking jam jars and newspapers, so we could get in a bit cheaper? None of us behaved too well, there was plenty of yelling and jumping up and down.
My mum worked in Willey's wallpaper shop prior to the war and my dad worked in Morris's geocery shop. When dad joined up, mum took his job, so that dad would have a job to come back to. As mum became friendly with the Pie Shop owners, she would take me, when a child. I can remember the big steaming pie in the window. The owner bought me my forst teddy bear.
I went to the Alassio with a friend from school. We lied to our parents and said we were at the Christian Debating Society at Hanson Girls Grammar. I can remember the smell and the sound of the coffee machine. The cups were an orange coloured glass. We met two, much older boys/men there. It was all terribly exciting and risque and very sophisticated. I just loved listening to Helen Shapiro singing 'Walking Back to Happiness. !
We moved into Harrowdene Close in 1953 when they were first built. I can always remember the flats being well maintained and my dad had an allotment between the close and Sudbury Avenue. On a recent trip back down memory lane the allotment is now overgrown. I left there in 1972 when I got married. I went to Perrin Road Primary Scool and later Alperton High School. When I went back I did not recognise any of the shops in ...see more
I was there in about 1983! It were a bit mad lol
I lived in Bredbury from 1960 till 1979 went to Arden Park then BCCS Formerly Highfield. I lived at the children's home @ 60 Meadow walk. Used to go to the Rising Son; Queens arms and the pub accross from the rocks near the post office can't remember the name. I live in the States now since 1994.
Hi, the handsome young man standing on the far right of the picture is i am sure my late brother
inlaw Ian cooper (rhino) I have the best memories a child could ever have living in Salcombe. and went back many times on holiday to spend with my late sister Ce.Ian and their children,
Ian worked on the boats for many years. . I lived at 5 fore street and went to the infants school and then the ...see more
A lady writing on here mentioned a couple of places in Battersea that bring back memories. First of all, she mentioned Meyrick Road. I never lived there, but my mum and dad did when my mum was carrying me. My mum and dad were Mr. and Mrs.Fomes, Alfred (Alf) and Olive. I believe they were evicted for being overcrowded! I believe they had my Grandfather who's name was Middleton and her two single sisters Sally, known as ...see more
My memories of Mexborough were playing by the canal down ferry boat lane of church street , canal barges would come along and we would open the old bridge and let them through and the boat man would throw us pennies for our help. We would go over old Denaby woods and collect bluebells to bring home, the woods were wonderful and carpeted in blue it was magical .As a family of seven we lived in a two up two down on church ...see more
I lived in Cherry Grove in Hillingdon until 1965, I went to Hillingdon Primary School then Evelyns Secondary School, when I left school I work for a Company called H.J. Smarts at the back of Uxbridge Station. I have fond memories of Uxbridge. I used to go to Burton's Dance hall on Tuesday, Fridays, and Saturdays, I loved to dance, and listen to Brian Poole and the Tremoles and Cliff Bennet and the Rebel 's. I ...see more
I was born in Mexborough on Church street in 1944one of twins, my father was a miner and we lived at Royal Oak Terrace , I had a brother Alan sisters Val Julia and Susan we did not have the best of starts in life but we got by. We all went to Doncaster Road school and Ad wick Road school , we left Mexborough in 1956 and went to live on a farm near Bradford .this was my aunt and uncles, from then on we made our own way in ...see more
I was only 13 years old when this photo was taken but I remember several years later attending dances at the 'Atta' as we called it and then having to run like mad for the last bus home from the bus stop in the picture. Saturday mornings were always reserved for Saturday morning pictures at the cinema with the beautiful organ which rose up out of the stage and then as I got older the visit to Woolworths and the coffee shop close by. Such innocent days!
Ann Thompson (nee Truman)
This was the home of my great grandfather Sir John Arrow Kempe whose daughter Cicely (my grandmother) was an artist and painted a beautiful watercolour of the main gates to the house, which I still have. Her son (my father) was brought up in Lyme Regis in a cottage on the sea front - we all spent many childhood holidays in Lyme Regis staying at the Bay Hotel.
I remember playing at the swings as pictured before they were recited in a position on the recreation ground. Peter
I have many happy memories of St. Barnabus Youth Club, I was in the Wolf Cubs, 5th Sutton Boy Scouts, I sang in the Church Choir led by Mr. Daggart, Rev. Norman Hough was the Vicar in my
days. Have lived in California USA for over 50 years but part of my heart remains in St. Barnabus.
I've just found this place and boy what a lot of memories it brings. We lived in Newberries Avenue, moving out from Finchley when the Handley Page factory in Cricklewood shut (around that time). Dad, initially a draftsman, was Project Manager and then eventually Asstn. Chief Designer and how well I remember the Victors. I learnt to drive on the airfield. I was 12 when we moved so the property was ...see more
I was only there for two and a half years, but it is still very memorable.
I traveled to the school from London and there would be a separate carriage for the school. From Axminster station we rode a bus up to the school. We always sang the Vietnam song ("And it's 1,2,3 What're you fighting for") as it seemed like our last moments of freedom.
We also rode the bus in the summer term, once a week, to go ...see more
I was born in harlesden , and lived at various addresses in the borough, in 1963 my family and i moved to 19 bathurst gardens,we had a ground floor council flat,two years later i was 15 and left school looking for a job,it was a good time for employment,loads of jobs around,i went to the labour exchange and found out that kensal rise library, at the end of my turning, needed assistants! So i ...see more
Mrs huntington lived in the house at the back of osmans where her husband and son worked, shn was my teacher at huntingdon county junior school early 1960s, I used to go to her house after school and walk her two poodles for some pocket money
My name is Geoffrey Pidd, I was born in Hope Hospital in 1944 and lived in Devonshire Road until 1952.
Devonshire Road lead to a small enclave of six roads some cobbled and some, as was Devonshire, of compressed cinder/dirt. It was a childrens playground as there was virtually zero traffic.
I attended Broomhouse Lane school from 1949 until late 1952 (I remember getting our 'Coronation mugs' to celebrate our present ...see more
Does anyone from Thornley have any memories of my family who lived in the village?
Anthony Mcguinness (grandfather), Mary Alice Mcguinness nee Mcguigan (grandmother), Mary Mcguinness (mother born 1925, died 1979) and Veronica Mcguinness (aunt).
I only have vague memories as a child visiting Thornley to see my grandmother. I think the street was called Wood Street, so I would appreciate anyone old ...see more
Fairchildes was my senior school which I attended from 1969-1974. Came up from Wolsley School, lived in Dunsfold Way. One of my brother's had previously attended when it was still a segregated school, he's 10 years older than me so must have been end of the 50s. A couple of the teachers I had remembered him. I remember Mr. Rutter and Mr. Tindall. Mrs. Ford was the needlework teacher, Mr. Hanlon ...see more
Bloomsbury Institution was in Bloomsbury St main Chaple was in Folwer St.
I went there from the age of three to sixteen it was my second home went to five services on Sundays plus Band of Hope, Boys club, Band practice. We also went camping to Bromyard to Mr Keights holiday house. I use to help Pastor Henry to do repair in the church during the week. Was you ever in the anniversary on that ...see more
I lived in Kirn from 1933 to 1948 when we moved about one mile to Hunters's Quay. The pier was owned by Mr. Imrie and it cost 1p to get on or off. Next to the pier was the coal pier of solid construction and that is where children fished from. Puffers called to unload coal for Mr. Imrie's coal business. I often got the boat for Gourock and the the train to Glasgow. It is very sad that nothing remains of the pier which was such ...see more
i remember a tea rooms before you got to Blands called Mitchell's which had wood paneling and blue check tablecloths around the 1950 period. My husband lived in the flat above the butchers shop on the corner of Ealing road. Next door to the butchers was a corn chandlers that used to have baby chickens in the window for sale. They would be about 2 days old! My motherinlaw worked in the butcher shop across the ...see more
Does anyone remember Meadows Supermarket in The High Street in the 1960s?
My brother fell in here, probably around 1949.
I remember the coffee shop too. We always had to rush past as Mum couldn't bear the smell of fresh roasting coffee. We would go into Lyons and I would always have a sausage roll with my drink. Happy days.
you would struggle to get this clear view today as the number of parked cars etc.would obscure the view the chuch is now home to the Green Howards regimental museum
i was there in 1966 i think we were a family of six 4 boys and 2 girls our house parents were Mr and Mrs coben i think and they had a son called grant we were in avon i think i was about 6 and my youngest brother was 2 and the eldest of us was 11, they later left and went to Birmingham to run a children's home i think dont know alot but trying to find out more about my time there. my name is christine
i lived at the top of sandy row in the 1950s and used to go up to the institute to roller skate from there as the building was on a slight incline. This was a beautiful old building I can't remember when it was demolished and replaced by the queens one but today it probably would be a listed building. A pity so many of these have gone.
There also was a wall at the front of it but it is not shown in the picture.
Earlier this year I visited Northleach my husband's Ancesters hail from there. His great great Grandfather William Hewer alias Radbourn bought Leygore farm in 1832, a farm of 800 acres according to records, at that time . It was farmed after his death by his son George and wife Elizabeth (nee Garne) They had 13 children, all survived to adulthood. As I walked around the village ...see more
Can anyone remember the little folks home in Bexhill on sea. I was only twelve at the time, this was around 1956. I can only remember a sister Moris and nurse Hancock, I have been back to find the place in 2001 but unfortunately did not find it. I remember the house being a short walk from Bexhill station. There was two ways that you could get to the house one was to walk down a country lane and enter the house from ...see more
I am researching the history of The Ravenswood Avenue estate (Ravenswood Avenue, Pinewood Road, Lipscombe Road, Fairfield Avenue and part of Hilbert Road between the top of King George V Hill and Hilbert Recreation Ground) including the people who lived there between when the estate was built in the 1930s and the 1960s.
I lived at 40 Ravenswood Avenue for the first 19 Years of my life between ...see more
Have many memories, some happy, some sad, culminating in the death of my mother, Ivy Maud Smith on the 16th August 1944 when a V1 destroyed a railway bridge causing the train she was on to crash.
Had two aunts, one lived in a house, Stafford Cottage, Chestfield, on the road leading to the railway bridge, the other in a bungalow at 27 Dovedale Road Swalecllffe. Remember the triangular, ...see more
The picture is of Trimpley reservoir taken from the yacht club slipway looking towards the south-eastern end of the reservoir somewhere around 1969 as in 1965 the contractors were still moving the soil to create the reservoir. My father was the supervising electrician during the construction and first two years of it's operation, a period of about four years. Our house was the last one of a block of four in a ...see more
I was born in Clacton in 1953 along with my twin Brother.
We spent most of our time down by the sea because my Dad worked at Butlins around 1960.
My uncles worked on the Pier and my Nan worked in the Arcadeds and we also had an Uncle taking tourist photos along the Beach. I remember many times watching Punch and Judy. Our family names are Box, Elgood,and Mudd.
Yours Truely Billy Elgood. ( now living in London. )
I have been looking for any one with the surname of Rowland in the borough I have managed to locate my great Grandparents grave in Epsom cemetery and after looking up census information have come to a dead end,as my grandfather moved to Sutton before the 1st world war all contact seems to have got lost.He had 3 sons one of whom died in 1948 but my father and uncle lived well into old age,so there is now a few of us ...see more
I well remember the Whiffens from my childhood there house was at the end terrace opposite the " the bomb builings" we spent hours & hours over there in the early fifties.We did not have much contact with the Whiffins though I do remember we used to stick chicken claws through the letter box and pulling the sinues to make the claws move.Of course the highlight outside there house was bonfire night on the bomb ...see more
I was born in a private nursing home near Walpole Park in 1939. It was at the junction of Somerset Road and Culmingdon Road. I lived in Culmington Road until I married in 1961 when I moved to Hillingdon. I went to Harvington School at Ealing Broadway from 1950 until 1956. I walked through Walpole Park every day to school, our house backed onto the park and I used to jump the back fence to save walking round the road to the park gates.
I remember this well, Christchurch, Ealing Broadway. I went here with school - Harvington - which was just off Ealing Common, we walked there down Springbridge Road past the swimming baths. I lived in Ealing from birth in 1939 until I married in 1961 - in Ealing Town Hall - and moved to Hillingdon. I was at Harvington from 1950 until 1956.
My Grandfather Edward Garrett leased this property from 1900 to 1910. During this period he was publican of The Swan Public House .
I have a photo of the home taken during that period.
My husband was a career officer in the US Air Force. In July, 1971, he was posted to RAF Upper Heyford for four years. We found a house to rent in Shipton - Gale's Green - just two doors from the Shaven Crown. Our daughter was soon to be seven years old, and she attended the school across by the village green. For a while, we were the only Americans, then a family - the Loomis' - from Boston bought ...see more
Who remembers Skeet and Jeffes.I worked there for 3 years in the 1970s .It was one big happy family.I played for their football team which was called 'Essjay FC'....get it.We used to work Saturday mornings then meet at the Red House pub before going off to play our home matches at Wheatsheaf Park.....very happy days.
My great great Granddad started the Exmouth to Starcross steam ferry in the 1880's - His name was Freddy Gronberg! My name is Janet Peniston - my Mother's maiden name was Eva Gisela Gronberg!
I have just returned from a nostalgic trip to Southall. My Grandparents Joseph Remington Boynton Ellis and Agnes Ellis first lived in Mount Pleasant Cottages opposite Dormers Wells High School around 1930. Grandad Joseph, and his father before him both worked at the gasworks. They then went to live at 38 Dormers Avenue where my Father was born in 1936 and then to 108 Lady Margaret Road Southall where they had 13 ...see more
Not much traffic.
A lovely street.
Crazy golf was very popular.
A popular chapel.
My wifes great great grandfather was a Blacksmith who lived in 14 Eastwood Ho,could he have worked at the old forge,or may be there were more than one. His name David Lankaster.
I am interested in contacting other people who remember scrambling in Purbright in the 1950`s.
I have many photos of riders and would welcome any information that other readers have.
Edwin Moody.
James and Maria James lived here 1842
I lived and worked for the west family at upper ifold from 1967 to 1969. I was voted bonfire queen in 1968
I remember being friends with Barry Coote and Nigel Petty?whose parents owned the village shop I remember lilla who lived in bin hams meadow who helped us at upper of old. Boxing day hunt meets in the village.I remember the Turton and Burning fold Manor.
Very fond memories
2015.
I am now 86, but in 1941 until 1945 I lived in Heswall. My family has been evacuated from Jersey in the Channel /islands and we lived in several places before finally coming to Heswall. there was a refugee school for Guernsey and Jersey Children in Irby. I used the walk to school each day, it took me over half an hour to do it. There used to be a big moorland on one side of the road where Gypsies used to camp twice a year. ...see more
I lived with my parents in Hill Court, Wimbledon Hill Road in 1953. In 1955 I went to infant school across the common and past the Windmill. I can't remember the name of the school but I'm pretty sure it was in Camp Road. We then moved to Parkwood Road in 1955 ( Pitmans College was behind my back garden). I'm sure the road was called Park Road then and changed to Parkwood Road a couple of years later. I changed school to ...see more
I remember well spending my summers in Garlinge during the late 50's and early 60's, my grandparents owned a bungallow also known as 'Hawthorns' next door my great uncle owned another bungallow also, he was manager of the garage where the new petrol station is today, across Bridge Road was the most intriguing of houses with a thatched roof, at that time it was owned by a builder who I believe was a Mr T Wing he was ...see more
Looking at the photo 'Main Road and 'The Malsters Arms' 1955. you can see the row of lime trees which were in the grounds of 'The Limes' where my Grandparents lived. They were Mr.& Mrs Pond. (Joseph & Jessie). I think they moved to Abridge after the first world war and lived in the council houses over the road before moving to 'The Limes' some time later. Their eldest daughter Kathleen (my mum) ...see more
I went to this school when we moved to Hixon in 1961 and I attended there until 1967. Mr. Harrison was the head teacher, his wife also taught there as did Mrs. Shaw.
My parents owned the village garage which sold petrol and did car repairs and I have fond memories of my time in Hixon, always out doing something, playing in the brook, collecting frogs from the claypits, exploring the airfield and other places.
Having ...see more
I lived at Harker Grange in 1973/4. At that time the main house was owned by the Meisner family who also owned Kangol. The rear of the house was not used by the Meisners and was rented out to other Kangol staff from time to time. This had been the service area of the home in former days and was separated by a corridor. The kitchen was the old scullery, the living room the huge old kitchen, still with ...see more
I remember visiting Aunty Lily at 5 Henning Street. There was also an Aunty Min (Minnie ?). Would have been early 1960's. Cannot remember a surname a or what relation they were. Think Lily may have been Min's daughter. Any ideas welcome.
Hi.
I'm am wondering if anyone remembers part of my distant family who ran the Herbert dairy In Heswall?
Many thanks,
Marc Ball
Happy times at Prestatyn--enjoyed 4 holidays there-staying in self catering around 1954-1958.Stayed in Victoria rd-think Conservative club nearby,, Grosvenor rd-house called Green sleaves-, a guest house/hotel with flat roof by sand hills and finally on Meliden rd,Highlights included my parents sending our things in a trunk, then we followed on by train from Birkenhead.Little trains on corner by fire ...see more
A Memory of Aveley
Hello. I also stumbled across this site by accident and was blown away by all the memories shared by Colin Newberry on Mar 25th 2014. I can relate to many other memories shared but Colin's are so close, my memories flooded back. I moved to Aveley with my Mum and Dad -JOYCE and DEREK WILTCHER c.1952 from Grays town center, where we lived in a flat above Sydney Greys store (Radios TV's Fridges ...see more
I went here on holiday with my mum and dad and my cousin in about 1953. This was the hall where all the events were held and I remember my mum going in for a fancy dress competition and parading around the hall with the other competitors. She had an ashtray tied on her head with some of my hair ribbon and smoked a cigarette on the way round. She went as the song 'Smoke gets in your eyes'. I can't remember ...see more
My fourth set of memories carries on with shops in Barking. Previously I had recalled those along from Fanshawe Avenue to the station. Over the other side past Cambridge Road was Lloyds bank on the corner, my wife and I had a savings account there before we were married.
Also in this block was Worrickers, they had two shops in town the other was in between the Bull public house and Bullies the ...see more
I am looking for a 'photo of Western House , Cippenham before it was demolished and replaced by the Western Hose School.
I lived in Carshalton but as a kid of 11or 12 and accompanied by the `Gang` I / We travelled the length of the Wandle from Croydon to Wandsworth over a couple of years.Ravensbury park rings a bell as we had a fight there with some local lads who said we were not wanted in `their`park.
Coming forward to around 2000 Tony Robinson & Time Team dug a 17th / 18th century mill between here & what was Morden Hall Hospital.
Does anyone have any memories of that?
I used to drink in The Woodman on occasion as I lived on the Clock House Farm Estate between 1957 and 1962 when I was married just across the road in St Peters.Question,what happened to the board with the pilots names on it that was behind a pane of glass in the public bar?.A lot of them never came back back from sorties over the South Downs & Kent .it seems to be a shame to have lost the autographs of men from Croydon ,Kenley and possibly even Biggin Hill.
I have this same photograph in my collection only it was taken at my wedding in March 1962 with the backs of my wife & I and the reverent Denis Lane facing the camera
I was born in Haddington and lived in Spott village for first two years before moving south to Sussex. Summer holidays were always taken in Spott and Dunbar, so fond memories of the area.
Rekindled when my son played two seasons with Edinburgh Rugby
we lived in northfleet high street my father owned fleet autos (car sale) and his father before him
Also owned the green grocers on the corner of rose street and fronting on to high street, opposite
There was knolls the bakers and Barclays Bank, lincon the chemist and Mrs ware my dads family also has a greengrocers in Dover road , if any one has any old photos as we would love to see them our family name was Ripley.